Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Cisticolas and Allies :: Wing-snapping Cisticola

Wing-snapping Cisticola Cisticola ayresii

Described by: Hartlaub (1863)
Alternate common name(s): Ayres's Cisticola, Ayres' Cisticola
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

near Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Oct 24, 2006 © Alan Manson  near Highflats, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - Oct 24, 2006 © Alan Manson 
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Range

Ec. to se. Africa;
Fragmented distribution;
(1) Gabon, Congo and ex. w. Zaire.
(2) S. Sudan.
(3) Angola, Zambia, e. Zaire to Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya and nw. Tanzania.
(4) E. Zaire.
(5) Kenya.
(6) S. Tanzania, Malawi, Zimbabwe, ex. s. Mozambique, South Africa w. to e. Cape Province and w. Orange Free State.

Videos

No videos are available for this species

Sounds

No sounds are available for this species

References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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